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TomF's avatar
TomF
Explorer | Level 4
11 months ago

Popup window: “Dropbox.app” would like to access data from other apps.

I have gotten a popup window several times recently on my MacBook Pro that says: “Dropbox.app” would like to access data from other apps. Why am I getting this popup and should I say yes?
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  • radical_exponent's avatar
    radical_exponent
    7 months ago

    Hi again,

     

    We've applied another fix here (many thanks to @WileECoyote!), which went out in v199 stable (and also v200 beta).

     

    Again, if you update and you're still seeing this issue - please reply here!

     

    Thanks!

Thoxig's avatar
Thoxig
New member | Level 2

I have been experiencing this infuriating dialog multiple times a day. In my use case, I absolutely do not want and cannot allow dropbox access to the documents I am working on or any of their metadata. It has gotten to the point that I am considering moving to another cloud service provider that will not do this to me.

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Thoxig
New member | Level 2
9 months ago

To clarify, dropbox does not need this data to function properly for my use as cloud storage. That is all I want or need - secure cloud storage. It would be client-friendly to allow us to adjust dropbox.app functions to our own usage needs.

 

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